Arsenal vs Chelsea Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Emirates Stadium Date: 2nd May 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Arsenal will look to reclaim their place at the top of the Premier League table this Tuesday when they welcome struggling Chelsea to the Emirates. The Gunners surrendered their place at the top of the table to Manchester City after they were beaten 4-1 by the Cityzens in their last outing. That result kept their wait for a Premier win to four games with a run of three straight draws before their latest loss which is why they are behind City in the PL table now. The title destination is now officially out of their hands, and they will now hope City drops points to allow them a way back in the race but they can still go two points above Pep Guaridola’s side if they win here, even though that will mean they have played two games more. The fact that they have never lost against Chelsea in the Premier League between Tuesday-Thursday (W4, D6) will give them a morale boost. A flattened Arsenal may be the perfect opponent for an out-of-form Chelsea to play now. The Blues are enduring their poorest season in recent history, with their total points tally (39) after 32 rounds of games keeping them closer to the relegation zone than the top four. Despite hiring their third coach of the season, things have remained dark, with club legend and interim coach Frank Lampard losing all five games since he took charge. The London-based club are at risk of losing 20 competitive games in one season for the first time since 1987/88 should they fall again here as this once-great club sleepwalks towards their first bottom-half finish since 1996. But for all the negatives, Chelsea can at least boast a relatively respectable record in PL London derbies this season (W3, D4, L4), even if they do come into this on the back of a 2-0 defeat to West London rivals Brentford. Yet, they have won just one PL game against current top-half opposition this season (W1, D6, L9), so the signs point towards an Arsenal win and oddsmakers have reflected this with their odds as Arsenal are strong odds-on favourites to come out on top. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
April 28, 2024
AFC Bournemouth
14:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
14:00
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
16:30
Manchester City
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
34
24
5
5
82
26
+56
77
2
Manchester City
33
23
7
3
80
32
+48
76
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
32
18
6
8
65
49
+16
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
11
AFC Bournemouth
34
12
9
13
49
60
-11
45
12
Brighton & Hov…
33
11
11
11
52
54
-2
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
34
7
9
18
42
60
-18
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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